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Validation of Automated Kidney Stone Volumetry in Low Dose Computed Tomography

In the clinical trials on urolithiasis, stone size is mostly assessed by maximum diameter; however, most stones are not spherical.

Five-Year Prospective Study Evaluating Healthcare-Associated Infections in a Urology Ward: Risk Factors, Microbiological Characteristics, and Resistance Patterns

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in urological patients have special characteristics due to specific risk factors such as a high prevalence of…

Characterisation and Personalised Treatment Response in Primary and Metastatic Prostate Canceroids

Prostate cancer (PCa) associated mortality results from metastasis to bone and resistance to androgen deprivation or cytotoxic therapy.

Novel Chronic Tibial Neuromodulation Treatment Option for Overactive Bladder Significantly Improves Urgency/Urge Urinary Incontinence and Normalises Sleep Patterns: Initial Results

According to the European Association of Urology (EAU), 20–≥30% of adults experience urinary incontinence, while up to an estimated 30% of females aged…

Preventing Urethral Trauma from Inadvertent Inflation of Catheter Balloon in the Urethra During Catheterisation: Evaluation of a Novel Safety Syringe after Correlating Trauma with Urethral Distension and Catheter Balloon Pressure

Urethral catheterisation is a routine task that is frequently performed within a healthcare setting. Urethral injury typically occurs in men when the catheter’s anchoring balloon is inadvertently inflated inside the urethra.

Psychological Distress in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Urological Cancer: A Single-Centre Cross-Sectional Study

There has been increasing interest in the literature on the disease-specific psychological wellbeing of patients with cancer, and it has been estimated…

New Hope in Fight Against Pancreatic Cancer

MIR506, a small microRNA molecule, could be the key to new treatments to suppress deadly and aggressive pancreatic cancer, a new study has found. Through…

Discovery of New Role of the Lungs in Blood Formation

VIDEO microscopy of a living mouse lung has led to the surprising discovery that platelets are formed in the lungs as well as in the bone marrow. The…

Vaginal Bacterium Linked to Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections

RECURRENT urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women have been suggested to be triggered when the bladder is exposed to common vaginal bacterium…

Fingerprinting Tool Improves HIV Vaccine Potential

A NEW technique for fingerprinting the shield of sugar molecules, called glycans, that surrounds the glycoprotein envelope of the HIV virus has been…